Shepherd Hill Regional High
Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Dudley, Massachusetts
Shepherd Hill Regional High in Dudley, Massachusetts enrolled 942 students in 2024-25 with 65.7 full-time teachers, 14.3 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%
923 students in 2022-23, 937 students in 2023-24, 942 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 66.5 to 65.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 923 | 66.5 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 64.9 | 14.4 |
| 2024-25 | 942 | 65.7 | 14.3 |
14.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 88 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools
Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
16 AP courses and one counselor per 166 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Shepherd Hill Regional High enrolled 929 students and had 5.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses16
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)5.6, one per 166 of the 929 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions27
- Chronically absent21.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
78.2% of students were White, 13.5% Hispanic, 4.2% Black in 2024-25.
- White78.2%
- Hispanic13.5%
- Black4.2%
- Two or more races3.2%
- Asian1.0%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Shepherd Hill Regional High scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 54% | 45% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 51% | 38% (2021-22) | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
91% of the 225 students in Shepherd Hill Regional High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 91% | 89% | 89.2% |
| Students in the class | 225 | 231 | 72,602 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Shepherd Hill Regional High
- Bartlett High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.6 miles away: 408 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Southbridge High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 4.9 miles away: 419 students, 9.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- Compare Shepherd Hill Regional High with Bartlett High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Dudley-Charlton Regional School District spends per student$17,816 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,816
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsShepherd Hill Regional High is the number 116 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#116 of 378
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher14.3 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.14.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Shepherd Hill Regional High
How many students attend Shepherd Hill Regional High?
942 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 923 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Dudley, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Shepherd Hill Regional High?
14.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Shepherd Hill Regional High a Title I school?
Shepherd Hill Regional High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Shepherd Hill Regional High do on state tests?
The students tested at Shepherd Hill Regional High scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Shepherd Hill Regional High?
91% of the 225 students in Shepherd Hill Regional High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Shepherd Hill Regional High in?
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District, NCES district ID 2504360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250436000591 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.